latelenovela Chapter 439 Saving the People from Disaster
Chapter 439 Saving the People from Disaster
Long Er and his group have arrived at Yulong Pass and completed the handover with Zheng Huanxin and Su Minglang.
Just as Nangong Jingxuan expected, there was no food left in the Yulong Pass military camp, and the people in the nearby cities were starving, with many people freezing to death or starving to death.
Knowing that there was a granary in the Daxiang Mountains, Zheng Huanxin immediately took people to get food.
Long Er stopped him and said, "General Zheng, the road to the Daxiang Mountains is not easy to travel. It will take at least several days to go there and back. There will be many dangers on the way. It is impossible to use a wheeled carriage to pull food. Using horses to carry food will cause great harm to war horses. It is better to quickly let the craftsmen build sleds. It is most convenient to use sleds to pull food."
Zheng Huanxin said, come to think of it, that sled is indeed very useful.
After discussing with Su Minglang, he immediately summoned all the craftsmen in the military camp. Anyone with some skills would be selected to build the sled.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers worked together to build the sled. There is strength in numbers. At the beginning, they didn't know how to make it, and it took some firewood and time, but once they got the hang of it, they were able to make it faster.
According to the drawings and manufacturing suggestions given by Shangguan Tang, the process of manufacturing the sled is like an assembly line. It is divided into multiple steps, and different parts are manufactured in batches. After the required parts are manufactured, they are assembled to bring the mortise and tenon technology to its extreme.
After working all night, thousands of sleds were made. Zheng Huanxin gathered the team and was about to set off for the Daxiang Mountains.
"Report!" A goalkeeper came running over, shouting as he ran!
"The Flame Army is here, and Princess Pingshan is here!"
Zheng Huanxin was stunned for a moment, and after he came to his senses, he immediately took people to the city gate to check what was going on.
Su Minglang also came upon hearing the news.
The two men came to the city wall and saw a team not far outside the city moving freely in the snow and heading towards Longxin City at a very fast speed.
The Flame Army's flag fluttered in the wind among that group.
"It's the Flame Army!" Zheng Huanxin was ecstatic and quickly said to the people below: "Open the city gate quickly, open the city gate!"
"Open the city gate!" Guan Xiaoniu shouted loudly in the Flame Army. His voice penetrated the cold air and reached the ears of everyone on the city wall. "I'm here to deliver supplies to everyone. Open the city gate quickly!"
The city gates are wide open.
Shangguan Tang and his group tightened the reins, slowed down, and rode the sled into the city.
The tiger-pulled sleigh in the lead shocked everyone in the city the moment it entered the city.
Zheng Huanxin and Su Minglang came down from the city wall and saw Shangguan Tang on the tiger-drawn sled, but they didn't recognize him for a moment.
Shangguan Tang wore a rabbit fur hat and a veil on his face, revealing only a pair of bright eyes.
"General Zheng, General Su, long time no see!" As Shangguan Tang spoke, she reached out to take off her veil, revealing her beautiful face without any makeup.
"Princess Pingshan!" Zheng Huanxin and Su Minglang were extremely shocked and quickly stepped forward to pay their respects.
"We have met Princess Pingshan!"
Seeing this, the soldiers present followed suit and saluted.
"Everyone, get up. No need to be polite." Shangguan Tang got off the sled and held the sacred jar in front of Zheng Huanxin and Su Minglang. "I'm here to deliver supplies to you. Take me to the Military Academy first."
Guan Xiaoniu and his group followed Shangguan Tang with smiles on their faces. Seeing that Zheng Huanxin and his group were confused about the situation, they smiled even more brightly.
"General Zheng, General Su, it looks like you are going to the Daxiang Mountains, right? No need to go, the commander-in-chief is already on the way. We are here on the commander-in-chief's orders to deliver something to you first." Guan Xiaoniu smiled mysteriously.
Zheng Huanxin and Su Minglang looked at each other, but in the end did not ask too many questions. They took Ye Tang and his group to the Military Academy first.
Suddenly, they didn't have to go to the Daxiang Mountains anymore. The soldiers who had been prepared and were looking forward to taking a sled for adventure were stunned. It felt like someone poured a bucket of cold water on them. It was so sour.
After entering the Military Academy, Shangguan Tang did not waste any time and placed the water tank in the center of the main hall, allowing Zheng Huanxin, Su Minglang and all the generals to witness the magic of the water tank with their own eyes.
Zheng Huanxin and his group were stunned to see all kinds of objects flying out of the water tank.
Guan Xiaoniu saw their stunned expressions and laughed secretly.
Shangguan Tang said: "Generals, as you can see, this is the supplies that my princess brought. With this sacred jar, our soldiers in Yulong Pass will no longer be short of food, and the people will be able to survive this snowstorm safely."
"General Zheng, General Su, you two are the commanders of Yulong Pass. I, the princess, am in charge of the distribution of supplies under the command of the commander. We only need to know about the matter of the sacred jar, but it must not be disclosed. You two should hurry up and prepare and come to get the food!"
"Although you don't need to go to the Daxiang Mountains to get food now, the commander and his men haven't reached Yulong Pass yet. They don't have sleds, so marching is slow and tiring. We need you to send someone with sleds to pick them up."
Zheng Huanxin and his group finally reacted. They cried with joy and hurriedly gave instructions.
Soon, Shangguan Tang took the water jar and went to the first granary in Yulong Pass under the cover of the Flame Army.
After filling up the granary, Shangguan Tang took his men to several nearby cities and filled up the granaries as well.
Su Minglang personally led a group of people, each with a sled, out of the city to pick up Nangong Jingxuan and his group.
Yulong Pass had been short of food for several days, and there were not enough things to keep warm. The appearance of the magic jar was like life-saving water, solving a major problem for Yulong Pass.
The people and soldiers of Yulong Pass lined up to exchange their labor for food.
While waiting in line, many people were talking among themselves, feeling quite confused.
"How come the army suddenly has food? Where did so much food come from?"
"Where can it come from? Of course it's the relief food sent by the court."
"Could it be that the army had hidden some food before?"
Seeing that someone's words were getting more and more outrageous, many men in the team spat at that person angrily.
"Shut up! How dare you doubt Prince Pingshan? You are so heartless!"
"The snowstorm lasted for more than two months. There are so many people in Yulong Pass. All the food in the army has been eaten up. How can there be any hidden food? Let me see what you hide."
"If it weren't for taking care of us ordinary people, the soldiers in the army would starve or freeze to death!"
"If General Zheng really wanted to hide the food, he wouldn't have taken it out at this time. Wouldn't it be better to let us starve to death?"
The man who said that the army was hiding food became red in the face and dared not say another word.
The Yuan Dynasty army has been winning battles since the beginning of the war, without a single defeat. The people are convinced of the North and South armies and the Flame Army, and they admire Nangong Jingxuan, the young prince, very much. In addition, after the snowstorm, the army never abandoned any of the people, sent food and clothes, and taught the people how to survive the snowstorm. The people have long admired Nangong Jingxuan, and they will do whatever the army tells them to do, obey orders, and not get emotional.
Even if there are a few who get upset, they will be taught a lesson by others, and the soldiers will not have to worry about them.
By the time Nangong Jingxuan arrived in Longxin City, the city had basically stabilized.
"Where is the princess?" The first thing Nangong Jingxuan did when he entered the city was to find Zheng Huanxin to ask about Shangguan Tang's whereabouts.